The ancient immortal mansion ruins.
The Nine Heavens Trial Tower.
Yun Tianzhong and the Little Spirit Monkey King sat cross-legged on the ground, diligently refining a simple, ancient stone tablet.
The Mansion Guarding Stone Tablet!
This stone tablet, seemingly unremarkable at first glance, was actually the "master controller," capable of controlling the entire "ancient immortal mansion ruins."
Upon refining the "Mansion Guarding Stone Tablet," one could become the new master of the "ancient immortal mansion ruins."
In principle, the "Mansion Guarding Stone Tablet" could only be refined by one person.
However, over the past six months, Yun Tianzhong and the Little Spirit Monkey King had jointly challenged the "Nine Heavens Trial Tower," forging a deep friendship between man and monkey.
They made a "groundbreaking" decision: to refine the "Mansion Guarding Stone Tablet" together.
It had to be said, this was a very correct decision.
The joint refinement of the "Mansion Guarding Stone Tablet" by Yun Tianzhong and the Little Spirit Monkey King proceeded smoothly.
In just one day, they had refined ninety-nine percent of it, with only a tiny portion remaining.
If a single person had attempted to refine it, it would have been extremely arduous, with a high probability of failure!
Rumble!
With a resounding explosion, Yun Tianzhong and the Little Spirit Monkey King finally succeeded, refining the last bit of the "Mansion Guarding Stone Tablet."
The entire "ancient immortal mansion ruins" trembled slightly, exuding an aura of joy, as if celebrating.
The "ancient immortal mansion ruins," having been deserted for countless years, finally had a master once more. The restoration of its former "immortal glory" was within reach.
The Yun family cultivators within the ruins all sensed the change in the immortal mansion.
Yun Zhenting let out a hearty laugh, his excitement evident.
"Haha, good, excellent, Tianzhong has succeeded! Our Yun family now controls this immortal mansion ruin!"
"Of course... all of this is thanks to the guidance and assistance of our esteemed senior. Thank you, senior!"
Yun Zhenting's expression turned solemn. He bowed respectfully towards the direction of the cave.
He not only bowed himself but also instructed the other Yun family cultivators to join him.
"What are you all standing around for? Thank the senior quickly! If not for the senior, how could our Yun family have achieved this today? We must be grateful!"
The young Yun family cultivators exchanged glances.
Master Patriarch, if anything you said made sense, it would be worth listening to, but this...
The "ancient immortal mansion ruins" being controlled by the Yun family was the result of Yun Tianzhong's efforts. What did that "mysterious senior" have to do with it?
As if sensing their thoughts, Yun Zhenting snorted displement, speaking with a hint of dissatisfaction.
"What do you know? If it weren't for the senior secretly helping and guiding him, how could Tianzhong have passed the trials and refined the Mansion Guarding Stone Tablet to control the entire immortal mansion ruin?"
"Oh, you don't believe me, do you? Fine, today I will tell you all about it!"
"Tianzhong wasn't going through the trials alone; there was a monkey with him, right? That monkey is the Little Spirit Monkey King, the senior's pet!"
"Now do you understand? The senior was worried that Tianzhong might not be able to pass the trials, so he specially sent his pet to help! It goes without saying that the pet had the complete trial guide, which is why Tianzhong could pass all the trials in less than a year!"
Yun Zhenting spoke a torrent of words.
The Yun family cultivators were all "stunned" by his explanation.
It seemed, perhaps, maybe... the Patriarch's reasoning did have some logic to it!
Thank heaven, thank earth, thank the senior!
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The favorability of the Yun family cultivators towards Hao Ren began to surge anew.
One had to admire Yun Zhenting, the "old fox who constantly self-deceives," he not only deceived himself but also brainwashed others, making them "deceive themselves" as well.
At this moment, two streams of light shot out from the "Nine Heavens Trial Tower."
Everyone looked up and saw Yun Tianzhong and the Little Spirit Monkey King.
Above their heads, an ancient stone tablet floated, emitting a rich spiritual light that descended in layers, like a chorten.
Yun Tianzhong and the Little Spirit Monkey King flew in mid-air, enveloped in dense spiritual light, exuding an imposing aura, like deities, inspiring a strange sense of reverence.
Suddenly, Yun Tianzhong and the Little Spirit Monkey King opened their eyes.
Divine light erupted from them, accompanied by faint sounds of wind and thunder, showcasing their extraordinary might.
Yun Tianzhong and the Little Spirit Monkey King spoke in unison.
"Immortal Mansion, open!"
"Jiji, ji!"
Their voices were not loud but filled with an ineffable great power, like celestial decree.
Amplified by the power of the "Mansion Guarding Stone Tablet," their voices transformed into golden light, spreading outwards in ripples like water waves.
Whoosh!
The golden light rolled and quickly swept through the entire "ancient immortal mansion ruins."
The once desolate and dilapidated "ancient immortal mansion ruins" seemed to be infused with vibrant life in that instant.
It was alive!
It had come back to life!
The feeling was incredibly profound and difficult to comprehend.
How could an "ancient immortal mansion ruin" come back to life? Yet, the Yun family cultivators indeed felt it...
While everyone was still in a state of astonishment, Yun Tianzhong and the Little Spirit Monkey King simultaneously performed a peculiar hand seal.
"Undefeatable Mountain Protecting Sword Formation, rise!"
Empowered by the "Mansion Guarding Stone Tablet," the hand seals of Yun Tianzhong and the Little Spirit Monkey King possessed incredible divine power.
Clang!
A dragon's roar of sword song sounded.
From the depths of the "ancient immortal mansion ruins," a rusty longsword shot into the sky.
The longsword twirled a brilliant flourish in the air.
Sword light surged, and sword energy was sharp and piercing!
Swish, swish, swish!
The rust on the sword body completely peeled off, revealing the sharpness of a peerless divine sword.
This action seemed to open some mysterious restriction.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
...
The sound of dragon-like sword songs echoed one after another.
In the next second, countless longswords flew up from various parts of the "ancient immortal mansion ruins."
These longswords shed their rust, revealing the sharpness of peerless divine swords.
A total of ten thousand and one longswords danced in the air.
Brilliant sword light, and crisscrossing sword energy!
The ten thousand and one longswords transformed into a "giant sword dragon," circling above the entire "ancient immortal mansion ruins."
Its might was overwhelming, its presence unparalleled!
The powerful and domineering sword energy formed a massive light shield, enveloping the entire "ancient immortal mansion ruins."
From this day forward, the "ancient immortal mansion ruins" became a place with a master.
The mountain protecting grand formation was activated!
Trespassers shall die!